Recent content by Haigha

You remember incorrectly... the FoI fee limit is set at £450.00 under Regulation 4 of the Freedom of Information and Data Protection (Appropriate Limit and Fees) Regulations 2004

The cost of site decontamination is mentioned in general terms elsewhere. The Contaminated Land Advisor for the project (Pinnacle Consulting Engineers Ltd) says the cost of site decontamination was less than £5 million...

Ahhh... but in the article there is further reference to Richardson as 'he' by McGinnity that is in relation to a deed Richardson is supposed to have done while acting for the club: "That was under my predecessor's regime," said McGinnity, "and he sometimes lived with his head in the clouds...

Historic newspaper reports are always interesting... "When Richardson first mooted the idea of a new ground in 1997 his vision was to replicate Vitesse Arnhem's state-of-the-art arena in Holland, including - at considerable cost - a sliding pitch. Although he bought 80 acres of land from...

I'm not quite sure what you're going on about as I was explaining how Nick could choose his independent person. It is actually very difficult to appoint someone truly independent, as they will inevitably have lifetime experiences and personal preferences that will shape their decision making...

Yes, but Nick will be able to choose the independent person to write the report. I am sure he wouldn't pick someone predisposed to his viewpoint...

In the relative scheme of things in this world I think Coventry City Council is small. Even in England there are 52 local authorities that represent greater numbers of electors. Thanks for the guess on the budget, I'm sure at least a couple of the regular posters on here are in a position to...

Of course the council extensively employs PR, forget Webber Shandwicks for a moment and take a look at this article I came across a while ago: http://www.prweek.com/article/1179497/coventry-city-council-introduces-flexible-comms-hub The article says that in 2013 the council was employing 21...

I think the following tells us all we need to know about the Coventry Telegraph Chief Reporter: Telegraph chief reporter Simon Gilbert said: “Absolutely devastated to hear Coun Phil Townshend passed away last night. A great man, and someone I considered a friend. A tragic loss for the city.” -...

I don't normally disagree with other posters on this sort of thread, but I can't agree with Peter Barnes being one of the two worst wingers to have played for us, or that he was spent by the time he played here. Barnes was 27ish when he came to Coventry, when he left it was for Manchester...

I saw David Speedie a few times as he was waiting for trains at Nuneaton railway station in 1991 or 1992 (so he would have been playing for Liverpool or Blackburn). I have to say, he didn't look the happiest of people at the time (probably regretted leaving the mighty Sky Blues).

I wonder if rather than, using money from a potential sale of Maddison, TM and MV have an increased budget to spend because: 1. gates have been above those that the preseason budget figures had been worked out on and 2. the prospect of a high league finish means prize money above that...

Notts County's goals were both scored by Rob Matthews - he was born in Slough. Matthews background was unusual (but not unique) because he hadn't come through the youth ranks of a professional club and hadn't been an apprentice either - he had been a student at Loughborough University.

I had already thought along those lines... I thought we can do without Hearsall Golf Club and Beechwood Tennis Club...

Tim Fisher said he wanted a 60 acre site, he then said two 30 acre sites would be possible. Even 30 acres is a big piece of land (to give you some perspective, I believe Highfield Road was about 5.5 acres). If the club really does want to build a stadium and is prepared to settle for a...